Amendment H-8377 to HF 2543
Relating to education by establishing a right of first refusal for charter schools to purchase or lease school district property and modifying charter school and open enrollment funding, and charter school board member requirements
Adopted · April 19, 2024Strike everything: replaces the whole bill
Filed April 19, 2024 in the House by
Amends this HF 2543 to CONFORM to SF 2368
What it changes
- By striking everything after the enacting clause and inserting: “DIVISION I FUNDING FORMULA Section
- Section 256E.8, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: a. The charter school in which the student is enrolled shall receive under paragraph “c” an amount equal to the sum of the regular program state cost per pupil for the previous school budget year plus the teacher leadership supplement state cost per pupil , the professional development supplement state cost per pupil, and the early intervention supplement state cost per pupil for the previous fiscal budget year as provided in section 257.9 plus any moneys received by that would be due to the school district of residence for the student as a result of the non-English speaking weighting under section 280.4, subsection 3 , for the previous school budget year multiplied by the state cost per pupil for the previous budget year. If a student is an eligible pupil under section 261E.6 , the charter school shall pay the tuition reimbursement amount to an eligible postsecondary institution as provided in section 261E.7 . Sec.
- Section 282.18, subsection 5, paragraph b, subparagraph (1), Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: (1) The board of directors of the district of residence shall pay to the receiving district the sum of the state cost per pupil for the previous school budget year plus either the teacher leadership supplement state cost per pupil , the professional development supplement state cost per pupil, and the early intervention supplement state cost per pupil for the previous fiscal budget year as provided in section 257.9 or the teacher leadership supplement foundation aid for the previous fiscal year as provided in section 284.13, subsection 1 , paragraph “d” , if both the district of residence and the receiving district are receiving such supplements , plus any moneys received that would be due to the school district of residence for the pupil as a result of the non-English speaking weighting under section 280.4, subsection 3 , for the previous school budget year multiplied by the state cost per pupil for the previous budget year. If the pupil participating in open enrollment is also an eligible pupil under section 261E.6 , the receiving district shall pay the tuition reimbursement amount to an eligible postsecondary institution as provided in section 261E.7 . DIVISION II SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY Sec.
- Section 278.1, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: b. Except when restricted by section 297.24 or 297.25 , direct the sale, lease, or other disposition of any schoolhouse or school site or other property belonging to the corporation, and the application to be made of the proceeds thereof. However, nothing in this section shall not be construed to prevent the sale, lease, exchange, gift, or grant and acceptance of any interest in real or other property of the corporation to the extent authorized in section 297.22 or 297.24 . Sec.
- NEW SECTION . 297.23 Publication of information related to real property. The board of directors of a school district shall publish information related to all of the following on the school district’s internet site:
- The square footage of each school building owned by the school district.
- The enrollment capacity of each attendance center owned by the school district.
- How each school building owned by the school district is currently utilized by the school district.
- School buildings owned by the school district that are vacant. Sec.
- NEW SECTION . 297.24 Sale of real property to other educational institutions.
- The board of directors of a school district shall not enter into any agreement that prohibits the sale of real property to an educational institution.
- If the board of directors of a school district offers to sell real property that contains a building or structure, and an educational institution offers to purchase such real property for a purchase price that represents the highest bid the board of directors of the school district received for the real property, then the board of directors of the school district shall sell the real property to the educational institution for such purchase price.
- For purposes of this section, “educational institution” means all of the following: a. A school district. b. A nonpublic school. c. A charter school established pursuant to chapter 256E. d. A charter school or innovation zone school established pursuant to chapter 256F. e. An institution of higher education under the control of the state board of regents. f. A community college established under chapter 260C. g. The state training school established under chapter 233A. h. An accredited private institution as defined in section 256.183. Sec.
- IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT. Section 25B.2, subsection 3, shall not apply to this division of this Act.”
- Title page, by striking lines 1 through 5 and inserting “An Act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the sale of real property by school districts and to charter school and open enrollment funding.”